The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-31
A HARD FIGHT TO EVICT.
eAILIFFS AND POLICE MET WITH
STONES AND HOT WATER,

Themselves in House for the Fray
"A Crowd of Howling sympathizers
Surging About the Police on the Out
side.
DUBLIN. Aug. 30.--The evictions on the
O'Grady estate at Herbertstowr began to-
day. The bailiffs were REINFORCED by 100
soldiers and 800 policemen. All the houses
occupied by tenants were barriceded and
guarded for the defense. The house Of Mrs
Crimmins, widow, was the first advanced
upon by the bailiffs. The widow and her
friends were well armed with paving stones
and boiling water, and both were showered
upon the bailiffs with such telling effect
that they were repulsed no less than four
times. The Sheriff's men in their attacks
attempted to crowbar their way through
the walls and roof, and Mrs Crimmins had
the scalding water poured over their heads,
faces and necks. After the fourth repulse
of the bailiffs, police attempted to
storm the house They also were
driven back Finally, a joint rush was
made by the baiIiffs and police, and the
house was broken into and captured. 1t
was found that the defenders numbered but
five men and four women. All were taken
about the house to witness the contest. The
crowd all sympathized with Mrs Crimmins,
and did all in their power to cheer her up
in her battle and to annoy and exasperate
the officers.
When the widows party were at last
overpowered the crowd became frantic and
pressed closely up toward the house. The
prisoners, when they were led out, sang
''God Save Ireland" The crowd Joined in
the singing and became so demonstrative
that the police had to club their way out
with their batOns.
Numerous tenant farmers in the county
Limerick have instructed their solicitors to
apply for revision of rents under the
new land act
A MEETING OF THE LEAGUE.
William O'Brien editor of the United
Ireland, presided to-day over the fortnight
ly meeting of the Irish National League in
this city. The meeting was unusually large
a number Of Catholic clergymen were pres
ent Mr.. Harrington announced that
Charles Augustus Vansittart Conybeare
Radical meIaber of Parliament for North
west Cornwall, and Charles Ernest
SChwann C4!beraD, member for North
Manchester, had joined the league. Mr.
CBrien said that the first branch of the
league against which the government should
issue proclamation would hold its meet
ings with closed doors and refuse to open
them for the police even if they
demanded admittance This would
leave the police nothing to do but to break
their way in if they were determined to
enter. AS the police would probably re
sort to this violence the central branch of
the league would then ask the Lord Mayor
TO grant the use of the city hall, with special
police to defend it during the leagues meet
ing therein. A majority of the Dublin City
Council, as well as the Lord Mayor, are
strong Nationaists and leaders i'll the league.
HAsTY CABINET MEETING.
LONDON, Aug. 30-A Cabinet meeting
was held to-day. 1t was hastily summoned,
and it is understood that the object of the
conference was TO take action respecting the
serious and determined opposition of the
Liberal Unionist leaders to the govern
nenU's action in proclaiming the Irish Ma
oct has decided TO modify the proclamation
so that it shall apply to certain districts
only.
HEALY DENOUNCES BALFOUR
In the House of Commons this evening, in
the debate on the vote for the Irish Secre-
tary's office, T. NJ Healy denounced Mr..
Bafour as "a Scotchman ignorant and care
less Of the duties of his office He then
made II long and violent attack upon Col.
King HaIman, the Under Secretary, and was
lOudiy called to order for referring to the
y
had once been imprisoned for making an
assault upon the police at Cremorne. He
accused Col. Harnan of inducing Times re-
port IJ to suppress his admission in the
House of Commons, that he had Threatened
TO shoot one Weldon. The chairman also
reminded Mr.. Healy that Col King
Rarman was absent. Mr. Healy retorted
that he was within call proceeding. Mr..
Healy said that Mr.. Balfour was a mere
shadow, but not SO Col. Hartman, who had
been hand and glove in Fenianism, had
stood for Parliament as home ruler, and
had been Secretary of the Home Rule
League
WHY HE WAS CHOSEN.
He had been informed that the Chief
Secretary's brother, Gen Balfour, had
stated that Arthur had been appointed
Chief Secretary because he despised Ire
land tParnelite cheers.l The chairman,
on application from Mr. Balfour, ruled Mr..
Healy out cf order. Mr. Healy accepted
the ruling, but repeated the allegation amid
an uproar on both sides. After denounc-
ing Col. King Harman's connection with
Orangemen who, he said, had committed
800 murders to the Ribbonmens one, Mr..
healy declared that the Parmellites objected
TO dealing with the Secretary Through a
glass darkly." Since they had to deal with
Sol. Harman, they preferred to deal with
nm as Chief Secretary. At this point
Tor his odticaton Mr.. Healy re-
peated the charges he had made
lie added that his appointment
was disgrace TO the government He was
glad, however, to notice that Col. Harman
was abandoning his combativeness. 1t
seemed to have dawned upon him that he
was not the minister of an Orange society,
put Of the people of ireland. He advised
INN to sever his connection with the Orange
men,
A BoYISH ESCAPADE.
=, Col King Hartman here complained of
the attacks made upon him in his absence,
out the chairman informed him that Mr..
healy desired that he should be called into
the House. Continuing, the Under Secre-
,aly said that the Cremorne affair was a
noylsh escapade. As to the allegation that
ne had threatened to shoot Welden, he
would state that that was ali abominable
!alSehood: The chairman begged the speaker
70 be moderate in his language. Col. King
iiaiman said be regretted that such scene
mad occurred in the House, but the
matter touched his personal honor.
lironleal cheers from the Irish benches. J
y heated alteration now ensued
over King HaTman's connection with
sheridan and Egan, and the Chair
man was obliged to call both Mr.. Healy
ana the Under Secretary TO order. Col.
hihg Harman admitted having addressed